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A systematic literature review for digital business ecosystems in the manufacturing industry: Prerequisites, challenges, and benefits

Sami Suuronen, Juhani Ukko, Roope Eskola, R. Scott Semken, Hannu Rantanen

CIRP journal of manufacturing science and technology, 2022

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Abstract

Digitalization has disrupted how organizations collaborate and compete resulting in the development of new collaborative value-creation networks such as the Digital Business Ecosystem (DBE). A literature review shows that DBEs are being studied by various scholars from different perspectives in manufacturing. Digital Business Ecosystem is studied in many contexts in manufacturing, and it is creating both opportunities and challenges for manufacturing. By providing a systematic literature review of the prerequisites, challenges, and benefits of DBEs for manufacturing, this paper helps to alleviate this shortcoming and reveals how digital business ecosystems can dramatically impact the industry. A total of 149 research journal articles were included in this literature review, which uncovered nine prerequisites, eight challenges, and eight benefits for DBEs and led to five trends for future study. Also noted are practical issues that managers who work in manufacturing DBEs should address.

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